ACCENT
Scrabble letter values: A1C3C3E1N1T1 = 10
Definition
- verb to stress, single out as important. — synonyms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accentuate
- verb put stress on. — synonyms: stress, accentuate
- noun distinctive manner of oral expression. — synonyms: speech_pattern
- noun special importance or significance. — synonyms: emphasis
- noun the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. — synonyms: dialect, idiom
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch). — synonyms: stress, emphasis
- noun a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. — synonyms: accent_mark
Examples
- “Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet”
- “utter with an accent”
- “In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word”